Sant'Andrea (Venetian Lagoon)

Sant'Andrea
Geography
View of the Island of Sant'Andrea from the Porto di San Nicolò at the Lido of Venice
Location in the Venetian Lagoon
Coordinates	45°26′05″N 12°22′52″E / 45.434602°N 12.381146°E / 45.434602; 12.381146Coordinates: 45°26′05″N 12°22′52″E / 45.434602°N 12.381146°E / 45.434602; 12.381146
Adjacent bodies of water	Venetian Lagoon
Country
Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Province of Venice

Sant'Andrea is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy.

It houses the Forte di Sant'Andrea, a large fortress built in the 16th century to defend Venice. Sant'Andrea constitutes a prolongation of the island of Vignole, from which it is separated by a narrow channel, towards the Porto di San Nicolò on the Lido, between Venice's Island and the island of Sant'Erasmo.

References

Islands of the Venetian Lagoon

Northern lagoon	Burano La Certosa Mazzorbo Murano San Francesco del Deserto San Michele Sant'Andrea Sant'Erasmo Torcello Vignole

Central group	Giudecca Sacca Fisola San Giorgio Maggiore San Pietro di Castello San Secondo Sant'Elena Tronchetto Venice

Southern lagoon	Lazzaretto Vecchio Lido di Venezia Pellestrina Poveglia Sacca Sessola San Clemente San Giorgio in Alga San Lazzaro degli Armeni San Marco in Boccalama San Servolo Sant'Angelo della Polvere Santa Maria della Grazia Sottomarina

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